asaucerfulofwheels

“I never considered myself a daddy’s boy, I wanted to be able to have a life of my own, not simply the product of a certain family or a certain class. I thought I would be able to express myself within the sport.
You can buy your way into Formula 1, but once your arse is in the metal monocoque, the only person who can help you is yourself.” -Elio de Angelis

(Source: blog.autoplus.fr)

Cevert ‘71

Jackie Stewart/Tyrrell 006/1973

“The sport is more important than anything. More important than any of the people in it. Of course I say what I think. I always have, even if it upsets people like Ecclestone and Balestre. Why should I be afraid of them? The fans aren’t here to see politicians and manipulators. They’re here to see Alain and Mario and Carlos and me. I am very secure in my feelings about racing. I make a lot of money from it, but one thing I can tell you for sure: if the money disappeared overnight, I would still be in racing, because I love it. The entrepreneurs would be gone.” -Gilles Villeneuve

“These things bring you to reality as to how fragile you are; at the same moment you are doing something that nobody else is able to do. The same moment that you are seen as the best, the fastest and somebody that cannot be touched, you are enormously fragile.” -Ayrton Senna

(Source: ilarge.listal.com)